Founder — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

a person who founds or establishes some institution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaʊndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaʊndə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaʊndə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈaʊndɚ/.

Examples

George Washington is the father of his country
The project foundered
The wall collapsed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

give way cave in give beginner fall through collapse founding father fall flat flop fall in laminitis break father

Parts of Speech

noun	inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
noun	a person who founds or establishes some institution “George Washington is the father of his country”
noun	a worker who makes metal castings
verb	fail utterly; collapse “The project foundered”
verb	sink below the surface
verb	break down, literally or metaphorically “The wall collapsed”
verb	stumble and nearly fall “the horses foundered”

Word Forms

found	verb	set up or found
begin	verb	set in motion, cause to start
flop	noun	a complete failure
foundering	noun	(of a ship) sinking
collapse	noun	a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
cave in	noun	the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gründer

Entzündung des laminierten Gewebes, das den Huf am Pferdefuß befestigt

🇫🇷French

fondateur

inflammation du tissu laminé qui attache le sabot au pied d'un cheval

🇪🇸Spanish

fundador

Inflamación del tejido laminado que une el casco a la pata de un caballo.

🇮🇹Italian

fondatore

infiammazione del tessuto laminato che collega lo zoccolo al piede di un cavallo

🇳🇱Dutch

oprichter

ontsteking van het gelamineerde weefsel dat de hoef aan de voet van een paard hecht

🇵🇹Portuguese

fundador

inflamação do tecido laminado que prende o casco à pata de um cavalo

🇷🇺Russian

основатель

воспаление пластинчатой ткани, которая прикрепляет копыто к ноге лошади

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संस्थापक

घोड़े के पैर से खुर को जोड़ने वाले लेमिनेटेड ऊतक की सूजन

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিষ্ঠাতা

স্তরিত টিস্যুর প্রদাহ যা ঘোড়ার পায়ের খুরকে সংযুক্ত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுவனர்

குதிரையின் காலில் குளம்பை இணைக்கும் லேமினேட் திசுக்களின் வீக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థాపకుడు

లామినేటెడ్ కణజాలం యొక్క వాపు, ఇది గుర్రం యొక్క పాదానికి డెక్కను జత చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

संस्थापक

लॅमिनेटेड टिश्यूची जळजळ जी घोड्याच्या पायाला खुर जोडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થાપક

લેમિનેટેડ પેશીની બળતરા જે ઘોડાના પગના ખૂરને જોડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಾಪಕ

ಕುದುರೆಯ ಪಾದಕ್ಕೆ ಗೊರಸನ್ನು ಜೋಡಿಸುವ ಲ್ಯಾಮಿನೇಟೆಡ್ ಅಂಗಾಂಶದ ಉರಿಯೂತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാപകൻ

കുതിരയുടെ കാലിൽ കുളമ്പ് ഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ലാമിനേറ്റഡ് ടിഷ്യുവിൻ്റെ വീക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਸਥਾਪਕ

ਲੈਮੀਨੇਟਡ ਟਿਸ਼ੂ ਦੀ ਸੋਜਸ਼ ਜੋ ਘੋੜੇ ਦੇ ਪੈਰ ਨਾਲ ਖੁਰ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بانی

پرتدار ٹشو کی سوزش جو گھوڑے کے پاؤں سے کھر کو جوڑتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

创始人

将马蹄附着在马脚上的层压组织发炎

🇯🇵Japanese

創設者

蹄を馬の足に取り付ける層状組織の炎症

🇰🇷Korean

설립자

말의 발굽에 발굽을 연결하는 적층 조직의 염증

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người sáng lập

viêm mô nhiều lớp gắn móng vào chân ngựa

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ก่อตั้ง

การอักเสบของเนื้อเยื่อเคลือบที่ยึดกีบกับตีนม้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pendiri

peradangan pada jaringan berlapis yang menempelkan kuku ke kaki kuda

🇵🇭Filipino

tagapagtatag

pamamaga ng laminated tissue na nakakabit sa kuko sa paa ng kabayo

🇲🇾Malay

pengasas

keradangan tisu berlapis yang melekatkan kuku pada kaki kuda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤسس

التهاب الأنسجة الرقائقية التي تربط الحافر بقدم الحصان

🇮🇷Persian

موسس

التهاب بافت چند لایه ای که سم را به پای اسب می چسباند

🇹🇷Turkish

kurucu

Atın ayağını toynağa bağlayan lamine dokunun iltihabı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְיַסֵד

דלקת של הרקמה המרובדת המחברת את הפרסה לכף רגלו של סוס

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